CVE-2024-4702 Mega Elements <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Widget

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Button widget, executing code in victim browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-4702?

CVE-2024-4702 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kraftplugins Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor, published on 15 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Mega Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Button widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kraftplugins Mega Elements.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-4702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9jfj-4qc6-wf64.

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